2000pts DE vs Glotkin (Battle chronicler and photos)
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:31 pm
In my first battle against the force of the Glotkin, I was very nervous when the beast itself appeared on the battlefield, this is my themed army list, using a sorcerer instead of the standard sorceress
My list
High sorcerer (shadow)
level 4
talisman of 5+ ward
Sacrificial dagger
Cauldron BSB
witchbrew
35 witch elves with command
23 corsairs
25 executioners with command
5 shades with g. weps
5 shades with g.weps
Reaper
Reaper
5 x doomfire warlocks
Spells for shadow:
Miazma
Enfeebling foe
Withering
Mindrazor
GLOTKIN forces
810pt glotkin monster (Lvl 4 lore of nurgle)
25 chaos warriors
25 other warriors (forgot name)
5 chosen knights
5 warhounds
3 flamers
Deployment:
Turn 1 GLOTKIN
Glotkin move forward, casts -T spell on witch elves, dispelled, casts vortex on witch elves, cast, scatters and only kills 6 and heads towards glotkin, causing 1 wound on GLOTKIN monster
Flamers wipe out a shade unit in one round of shooting
TURN 1 Dark elves
Soul blight cast on GLOTKIN
Withering cast on Glotkin - 1 T
Enfeebling foe cast on chosen knights for -1 S
Doombolt on glotkin, dispelled
Shades march up, shoot flamers, killing 1
Reapers causes 2 wounds on GLOTKIN monster between them
TURN 2 GLOTKIN
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Warriors charge, warlocks flee
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Chosen charge executioners, hold, warhounds march towards Reaper on right
image[9] by Chosen knights get +3T spell cast, I dispel the vortex targeted at Witch Elves
Chosen knight champion challenges, executioner accepts, both have initiative 5, strike at same time and kill each other........
Chosen lose 1 knight, Executioners lose 4, and hold
TURN 2 Dark Elves
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Withering on chosen knights cast, - 3T
Enfeebling foe re cast, -1 S again
Doombolt kills all but 2 warhounds, they flee, 1 dies from dangerous terrain
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Shades shoot at last wolf, killing it
Executioners wipe out chosen knights
GLOT TURN 3
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Warriors charge witch elves, GLOTKIN charges, GLOTKIN fails charge, warrior make the charge
Flamers hide in forest
Glotkin casts vortex, passes over witch elves, killing 3 as I make around 20 4+ ward saves
Flamers shoot at shades, killing 1
COMBAT
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Witch elves wipe out unit and 3 surviving members flee and are caught as they pursue taking witches into next unit
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warlocks move to flank
Witch elves overrun into other warriors
Shades charge flamers
Withering cast on warriors - 3T
Mindrazor fails
shooting wounds 2 on Glotkin
Shades wipe out flamers
Witch elves wipe out warriors in one round
Glotkin turn 4
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GLOTKIN charges, has to make a challenge,
Casts vortex spell, kills 12 Witch elves and 19 executioners
Glotkin makes a challenge, Hag accepts, causes 1 wound on glotkin leaving 6 left, she dies, witch elves hold
Darkelf turn 4
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Warlocks charge flank of glotkin
soulblight cast on GLOTKIN
Withering cast on GLOITKIN -1 T
Mindrazor dispelled with 6 dice
BSB cauldron is destroyed by GLOTKIN
Witch elves hold
GLOTKIN turn 5
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Glotkin casts vortex but fails so cant cast anymore
Warlocks cause no wounds
Witch elves cause 5 wounds, leaving 1 wound left
GLOTKIN flees and is run down
Points lost
GLOTKIN
2000
General 100
Banners (chosen knights 25pts, warriors 25pts)
Dark Elves
330 cauldron
BSB 100
Shades 85
Major victory to Dark elves
Persoanlly I think I was very lucky in this game, a lot went my way, although he also killed a lot with his vortex spell
Tell me what you think
My list
High sorcerer (shadow)
level 4
talisman of 5+ ward
Sacrificial dagger
Cauldron BSB
witchbrew
35 witch elves with command
23 corsairs
25 executioners with command
5 shades with g. weps
5 shades with g.weps
Reaper
Reaper
5 x doomfire warlocks
Spells for shadow:
Miazma
Enfeebling foe
Withering
Mindrazor
GLOTKIN forces
810pt glotkin monster (Lvl 4 lore of nurgle)
25 chaos warriors
25 other warriors (forgot name)
5 chosen knights
5 warhounds
3 flamers
Deployment:
Turn 1 GLOTKIN
Glotkin move forward, casts -T spell on witch elves, dispelled, casts vortex on witch elves, cast, scatters and only kills 6 and heads towards glotkin, causing 1 wound on GLOTKIN monster
Flamers wipe out a shade unit in one round of shooting
TURN 1 Dark elves
Soul blight cast on GLOTKIN
Withering cast on Glotkin - 1 T
Enfeebling foe cast on chosen knights for -1 S
Doombolt on glotkin, dispelled
Shades march up, shoot flamers, killing 1
Reapers causes 2 wounds on GLOTKIN monster between them
TURN 2 GLOTKIN
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Warriors charge, warlocks flee
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Chosen charge executioners, hold, warhounds march towards Reaper on right
image[9] by Chosen knights get +3T spell cast, I dispel the vortex targeted at Witch Elves
Chosen knight champion challenges, executioner accepts, both have initiative 5, strike at same time and kill each other........
Chosen lose 1 knight, Executioners lose 4, and hold
TURN 2 Dark Elves
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Withering on chosen knights cast, - 3T
Enfeebling foe re cast, -1 S again
Doombolt kills all but 2 warhounds, they flee, 1 dies from dangerous terrain
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Shades shoot at last wolf, killing it
Executioners wipe out chosen knights
GLOT TURN 3
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Warriors charge witch elves, GLOTKIN charges, GLOTKIN fails charge, warrior make the charge
Flamers hide in forest
Glotkin casts vortex, passes over witch elves, killing 3 as I make around 20 4+ ward saves
Flamers shoot at shades, killing 1
COMBAT
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Witch elves wipe out unit and 3 surviving members flee and are caught as they pursue taking witches into next unit
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warlocks move to flank
Witch elves overrun into other warriors
Shades charge flamers
Withering cast on warriors - 3T
Mindrazor fails
shooting wounds 2 on Glotkin
Shades wipe out flamers
Witch elves wipe out warriors in one round
Glotkin turn 4
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GLOTKIN charges, has to make a challenge,
Casts vortex spell, kills 12 Witch elves and 19 executioners
Glotkin makes a challenge, Hag accepts, causes 1 wound on glotkin leaving 6 left, she dies, witch elves hold
Darkelf turn 4
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Warlocks charge flank of glotkin
soulblight cast on GLOTKIN
Withering cast on GLOITKIN -1 T
Mindrazor dispelled with 6 dice
BSB cauldron is destroyed by GLOTKIN
Witch elves hold
GLOTKIN turn 5
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Glotkin casts vortex but fails so cant cast anymore
Warlocks cause no wounds
Witch elves cause 5 wounds, leaving 1 wound left
GLOTKIN flees and is run down
Points lost
GLOTKIN
2000
General 100
Banners (chosen knights 25pts, warriors 25pts)
Dark Elves
330 cauldron
BSB 100
Shades 85
Major victory to Dark elves
Persoanlly I think I was very lucky in this game, a lot went my way, although he also killed a lot with his vortex spell
Tell me what you think